Twite to Walney

I got an email past on to me by Pete Marsh at Heysham from Alan Draper who has seen one of our colour ringed Twite at Walney on the 14/01/2013

The colours were White above Blue Red a bird i  ringed at the Point of Ayre during this winter

October 2012  December 2012.

We have had Machrihanish birds at the Point and we have caught a bird ringed in Askam in Furness

now Walney have had one of ours. 

So a nice picture is now building of the movements these small little finches make. We knew birds winter on the west coast from the Scottish islands down to Heysham. Now we know they stop over on the Isle of Man and move off again to the mainland and when travelling back to their breeding grounds in Scotland drop in again, now all we need is an Irish bird. Thanks to Alan and Pete for the info.

Askam Ringed Bird